Literary Treks
Literary Treks 35: The Hiki Room
The Khitomer Conflict. We dive into the first part of this war story to find out just what is going on between the Klingons and Romulans, how the Federation and Section 31 are involved, and why this story should have been After Darkness in the first place.
Literary Treks 34: Your Father Is a Very Lucky Man
Assignment Earth Comics. We examine John Byrne's take on Gene Roddenberry's attempted backdoor pilot featuring Gary Seven, Roberta Lincoln, and Isis the cat.
Literary Treks 33: The Hurt Ball
Mission's End. We explore the IDW comic series that tells the story of the very first and very last events of the Enterprise's original five-year mission.
Literary Treks 32: From Velcro's Shadow
From History's Shadow: Dayton Ward. We're joined by Dayton to discuss his new book From History's Shadow and how even recent revelations about the Roswell incident may not be the true story after all.
Literary Treks 31: The Saliva Incident
Nero Comics. IDW released a four-part series that told the backstory of Star Trek 2009's villain and why he is so hellbent on destroying Spock and the Federation. We delve into the events cut from the film mixed with original elements.
Literary Treks 30: A Centerfold Pullout
Star Trek Reference Books. We're joined by Phillip Gilfus to explore some of our favourite reference books and to dream about those we hope to one day find on our shelves.
Literary Treks 29: Tripper John, M.D.
Rise of the Federation: A Choice of Futures. We dive into the first book in Christopher L. Bennett's Rise of the Federation series, A Choice of Futures, which show the early struggles faced by the Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites as they work to establish the United Federation of Planets.
Literary Treks 28: Tastes Great, Less Filling
The Next Generation: Ghosts. We join the crew of the 1701-D as they explore a political and scientific mystery on Allios IV that almost results in the loss of Picard and Worf.
Literary Treks 27: Star Trek Treasure Rivals
Deep Space Nine: Fool's Gold. We go along for the ride as Sisko and his crew try to unravel the mystery of a station overrun with "sightseers" and get help from unlikely sources.
Literary Treks 26: Cardassia Is In the Caribbean
Stellar Cartography: Larry Nemecek. We're joined by Larry to learn about the genesis of his new book Star Trek: Stellar Cartography, the process of creating it, and how Larry's career in mapping stars dates back to the 1980s.
Literary Treks 25: Shatnercado
Before and After Darkness. We dig into the first two issues of After Darkness as well as look back at the prequel series, how well it set up the film, and how the various pieces of the Abramsverse are working together to create a bigger story.
Literary Treks 24: The Heroes Of Their Own Story
The Shocks of Adversity: William Leisner. We talk about his new TOS novel The Shocks of Adversity, the inspiration for the Federation's seeming reflection in the Goeg Domain, and the issue of cultural tolerance.